Scavengers

Juvenile bald eagle flies low over field
As the rest of the herd crowded around for Agnes’ arrival, a juvenile eagle and his dad watched from the trees. Once Agnes was walking, they swooped low for the calf’s afterbirth & hauled it to the next field.

Juvenile bald eagle flies low over field

 

Mature bald eagle flies low over pasture

Cotyledons-filled tissue snagged on the fence, but a later clean-up crew got that. (You’ll meet them tomorrow.)

 

 

placenta cotyledons

 

“. . . making the most of every opportunity . . .”
—Ephesians 5:16a

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Love the outdoors? I can take you there. Rural & wild PNW posts and photos from a naturalist, faith writer, and author of three books, including the award-winning novel Sugar Birds. Member of Redbud Writers Guild.

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